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Information technology (IT) in Australia & New Zealand
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August 11, 2020
11
Aug'20
Nutanix Clusters on AWS debuts in 20 cloud regions
In technical preview since 2019, Nutanix Clusters on AWS will enable unified operations across private and public clouds
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August 10, 2020
10
Aug'20
SD-WAN gains momentum with enterprises in Australia
As Australian businesses accelerate migration to the cloud, the underlying network will play an increasingly important role and nearly 60% of enterprises in the country have already implemented SD-WAN
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August 06, 2020
06
Aug'20
Australia updates cyber security strategy but offers little new
The nation’s latest cyber security strategy includes centralised management of networks and a voluntary code of practice for deploying internet-connected devices, among other areas
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years
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August 04, 2020
04
Aug'20
New foundation to bolster security of open source software
The Open Source Security Foundation will bring together key open source security initiatives across the industry to improve and support the security of open source software
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
Why supply chain visibility is key to APAC retailers
Having complete visibility over the supply chain will enable retailers to tide over the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and transform their businesses
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
Vector and AWS team up on ‘new energy platform’
New Zealand-based energy supplier Vector partners AWS to develop an IoT and analytics platform to speed up processing of smart meter data and to tailor products and pricing for customers
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July 26, 2020
26
Jul'20
Australia issues new cloud computing guidelines
The new guidance, which comes after the expiry of the government’s cloud services certification programme, will help to bolster Australia’s cyber security resilience
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July 23, 2020
23
Jul'20
APAC firms in early stages of digital transformation
More than three-quarters of APAC firms struggle to revise their financial plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with many still lacking agile systems and processes, a new study finds
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July 21, 2020
21
Jul'20
Australian industry panel calls for ‘clear consequences’ of cyber attacks
A government-appointed panel recommends strong deterrence and other measures to be implemented in Australia’s next cyber security strategy
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July 17, 2020
17
Jul'20
How Australia is leading the charge in the Covid-19 fight
Researchers at the University of Queensland worked with IBM to develop a dashboard with machine-learning capabilities to analyse data for a global study on Covid-19 patients in intensive care
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July 13, 2020
13
Jul'20
How SingEx is bracing itself for disruption
Singapore’s SingEx started its digital transformation journey a few years ago and has already pivoted its approach to cope with new challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Oracle ups ante in cloud wars with dedicated customer regions
Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud at Customer will let enterprises run an entire cloud region in their own datacentres in a potentially game-changing move
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Succeeding with hybrid cloud deployments
Where IT complexity is a given, a policy-driven approach and effective monitoring are vital for success
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July 07, 2020
07
Jul'20
Australian government foreshadows ‘sovereign data’ classification
The Australian government will examine if certain government datasets should be declared sovereign and only be hosted in the country
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July 06, 2020
06
Jul'20
How Infor Nexus is helping to digitalise Asia’s supply chain
Infor’s Nexus unit has been supporting digitalisation efforts in Asia’s supply chain industry before the Covid-19 pandemic, which has accelerated adoption of cloud-based offerings in the region
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July 02, 2020
02
Jul'20
Telco edge to accompany 5G roll-outs in APAC
Pilot projects are underway in the Asia-Pacific to deploy telco edge infrastructure to support high-bandwidth, low-latency applications
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July 01, 2020
01
Jul'20
How Propre eases its database management woes
Japanese supplier of global real estate data switched to Oracle’s autonomous database to reduce database management costs as it expands its global footprint
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June 30, 2020
30
Jun'20
Australia to invest a record A$1.35bn in cyber security
The Australian government is making its largest ever investment in cyber security over the next decade to identify cyber threats, disrupt foreign cyber criminals and build new capabilities
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June 30, 2020
30
Jun'20
Optus to test 5G mmWave technology
The Australian telco is testing mmWave technology using the 26GHz band at four locations in Sydney
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June 29, 2020
29
Jun'20
Lawyers learn of fresh US allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from press reports
The US has filed an updated indictment against Julian Assange alleging that he conspired with hacking groups to obtain information for WikiLeaks. Defence and prosecution lawyers learned about it from press reports
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June 29, 2020
29
Jun'20
Making the case for cloud-based security
Cloud-based security tools can hasten threat detection and response, but adoption will depend on where an enterprise is on the cloud readiness scale
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June 25, 2020
25
Jun'20
Veeam bullish on growth in APAC
Veeam’s top executive in Asia-Pacific expects the company’s growth momentum in the region to continue despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and is setting sights on growth areas such as container backups
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June 22, 2020
22
Jun'20
Global 5G subscriptions to hit nearly three billion by 2025
5G will account for a fifth of mobile subscriptions by 2025 in Southeast Asia and Oceania, underscoring the keen adoption of emerging technologies in the Asia-Pacific region
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June 21, 2020
21
Jun'20
APAC still hotbed for cyber attacks
Individuals and organisations in APAC are encountering malware more frequently than the rest of the world, study finds
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June 19, 2020
19
Jun'20
Australian prime minister confirms country is suffering repeated nation-state cyber attacks
Concern over critical national infrastructure as cyber attackers repeatedly try to gain access to network of organisations operating in multiple sectors
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June 19, 2020
19
Jun'20
Inside Lenovo’s transition to a solutions provider
Lenovo’s long-term transformation from a primarily hardware supplier to an IT solutions provider is progressing, but the journey isn’t over yet
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
SAP sharpens vertical focus with Industry Cloud
SAP partners will be able to design, build, test and validate their industry-specific offerings with a new business process and technology platform
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June 17, 2020
17
Jun'20
NTT Data and LeapThought eye Singapore’s construction sector
Japan’s NTT Data and New Zealand’s LeapThought have come together to support the digitalisation efforts of Singapore’s construction industry
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June 17, 2020
17
Jun'20
Macquarie eyes government contracts with new Canberra datacentre
New Macquarie datacentre in the Australian capital designed to achieve Tier 4 datacentre standards will deliver 1.5MW of capacity by December 2020
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June 15, 2020
15
Jun'20
New Zealand schools to get Wi-Fi 6 in connectivity boost
More than 2,000 schools across New Zealand will be among the first in the country to enjoy the improved coverage and access speeds of Wi-Fi 6
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Coronavirus outbreak will speed up enterprise automation
Forrester calls for enterprises to automate with empathy as they deploy an increasing range of intelligent technologies to reduce their dependence on human labour
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
How Tableau is riding on its Salesforce synergy
Tableau has bolstered its presence in Asia-Pacific following its acquisition by Salesforce and is combining its analytics capabilities with Einstein Analytics to deliver AI-powered insights
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
How Australian firms can defend against supply chain attacks
Supply chain security risks can wreak havoc if measures are not taken to deter cyber attackers from exploiting a supplier’s security gaps to target another firm
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June 09, 2020
09
Jun'20
Australia’s AGL to move most systems to Azure cloud
Energy supplier is moving more than 200 applications and most systems to Azure in a three-year deal with Microsoft
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June 08, 2020
08
Jun'20
What it takes to get DevSecOps right
DevSecOps will drive at least 50% of new applications in Asia-Pacific by 2024, but getting it right will require change management, a collaborative mindset and the right automation tools
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
Businesses develop apps quickly to manage disruption of Covid-19
Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus
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June 03, 2020
03
Jun'20
Keeping IT operations running for remote workers
Measuring employee experience and enabling self-service are some of the ways businesses can manage and empower a remote workforce
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June 03, 2020
03
Jun'20
How Australia’s Shockbyte scales with cloud
Australian game server provider Shockbyte uses bare metal servers on the cloud to meet the needs of demanding gaming applications and to grow its global footprint
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June 02, 2020
02
Jun'20
How to succeed at site reliability engineering
Adoption of site reliability engineering is growing in Asia-Pacific, but organisations need to have the right organisational structure and culture to succeed
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May 28, 2020
28
May'20
How AI can improve food safety
Fujitsu has developed a computer vision model that recognises hand washing gestures to ease the enforcement of stricter food handling rules in Japan
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May 25, 2020
25
May'20
Coronavirus: Australia calls for stronger defences amid cyber attacks
The Australian Cyber Security Centre offers guidance for critical infrastructure operators to guard against cyber attacks which have already hit the healthcare sector
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May 21, 2020
21
May'20
How machine learning can bridge the communication gap
Amazon Web Services has developed a machine learning model to translate sign languages into text in a showcase of assistive technology
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May 18, 2020
18
May'20
Why a pandemic-specific BCP matters
Many organisations still do not have scenario-specific business continuity plans, which are helpful when the situation requires a customised response, such as a pandemic, according to Forrester
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May 14, 2020
14
May'20
SK Telecom brings quantum security to the masses
The South Korean telco is readying the world’s first 5G smartphone equipped with a quantum random number generator chipset
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May 13, 2020
13
May'20
Coronavirus: APAC organisations find scalability with cloud
Australia’s NSW Health and Indonesia’s HaloDoc are among a growing crop of Asia-Pacific organisations that are relying on cloud scalability to extend digital services to more users and customers
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May 12, 2020
12
May'20
Australia’s Kmart gears up for mainframe migration
Retailer is lifting and shifting some old Cobol code to AWS while rebuilding others into microservices in its mainframe migration move
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May 12, 2020
12
May'20
APAC firms still coming to grips with data protection
More governments in Asia are implementing data protection regimes, but challenges such as checkbox compliance and the lack of effective staff training remain
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May 12, 2020
12
May'20
How Australian firms can plug data protection gaps
Australian organisations can address data protection challenges by creating roles such as a data governance lead, classifying data and improving employee awareness of cyber hygiene
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May 11, 2020
11
May'20
Four in 10 Australians will share GPS data for alerting
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, 40% of Australians are likely to share GPS data with the government to facilitate alerting, new study finds